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Too old for anime?
Jedi Gigolo:
I just hit 40 this year. I didn't realize it at the time, but I was watching anime way back when I was 5 years old (1978) in the form of Speed Racer and Battle of the Planets, and later as a teen in the form of Robotech & Transformers (American product with Japanese animation), but what solidified anime in my mind was watching Akira in high school. Blew my mind! Then I saw Bubblegum Crisis! during my freshman year in college.
As soon as I was making my own money, I bought Bubblegum Crisis! on VHS.
Unfortunately, just like in any industry, as soon as people see it's popular, they want to cash in and the quality and imagination in anime got diluted with formulaic high school life crap and propaganda that suits the whims of the Japanese government. (Whenever a sport anime is released, that sport gets very popular in Japan. I lived there, so I know what I'm talking about)
That said, anime is STILL an evolving genre with ever expanding sub-genres and everything isn't going to appeal to everyone.
I've gotten tired of the high school harem anime and I refuse to watch wishy-washy weak male main characters (like Shinji Ikari *shudder*)
Krudda:
--- Quote from: Jedi Gigolo on December 14, 2013, 05:21:57 AM ---I refuse to watch wishy-washy weak male main characters (like Shinji Ikari *shudder*)
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I agree with everything except this bit.
I admit, I hate this kind of character, it's annoying to watch, however, that doesn't mean the show itself sucks. In the case of NGE (your referenced show) the TV series was annoying, but enjoyable all the same, however, the renewal movies are far better, Shinji's less of a wimp, shit actually happens, explosions are fun.
All I'm trying to say, I guess, is I wouldn't judge a book by it's main character, much the same as what this thread is trying to portray: Don't judge people by the shows they watch :D
Gotta agree though, Shinji was just so fucking annoying to watch :sly:
XSTREM:
--- Quote from: ConsiderPhlebas on December 13, 2013, 11:04:32 PM ---
--- Quote from: XSTREM on December 13, 2013, 10:10:09 PM --- I do believe though there are a lot of anime watchers here in my small country (The annual anime-con is filled with people!); they just haven't come out of the closet yet - In my daily life, I have never met another Danish anime-watcher. It's too bad. :)
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Find a few, invite them for some watching, a simple dinner, and few drinks... It works; just a couple of weekends ago I had three guys over for nice day ;D
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Yeah, I did that but suddenly I found it weird that we were naked while we watched a hentai... (Bible Black followed by Princess 69)....
Nah, just kidding, haha! ;D But yeah, it could actually be awesome if people arranged anime-parties in stead of LAN-parties. (Just imagine... Anime, drinks, games, girls in cosplay uniforms, guys with wigs and,no predefined norms of how to act, and a bunch of girls and guys who shared the same interest instead of going into the cold clubbing environment where booze is the only interest people share. That could be awesome :) )
ConsiderPhlebas:
You have dirty minds... :-[
The raunchiest we watched was Armitage III (love that one); otherwise it was like Poppy Hill, Tamayura, Slayers (Dragon Slave FTW!), LWA, etc. ;)
DKmaechen:
23 and still watching. Nothing wrong with it. Those who don't understand the culture never will. It's great to find people who love the same series as you do and discuss just like any other form of entertainment.
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